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Making cigarettes cheaper and removing economic incentives for organised crime to peddle illicit tobacco is a "no brainer", according to an economist.

Australia could be a leader in women's health innovation, but investors are not prioritising health tech and it is sending female innovators overseas. Just

The head of the World Health Organization says the Ebola response needs to ‌be scaled up to tackle the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with tracking the

More than 3000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the outbreak was officially declared in mid-May, health authorities say.

A vaccination program to help protect a critically endangered parrot from deadly H5 bird flu has begun in earnest ahead of its summer breeding season. The migratory

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in ‌the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌has passed the 6000 mark, government data shows. The epidemic has become

When Jane Alty walked into a dementia clinic waiting room, it sparked a brainstorm now revolutionising risk detection of the debilitating disease decades before symptoms emerge.

People with several rare and advanced cancers will be able to access another treatment option at low cost. Clinicians will be able to prescribe pembrolizumab,

Busy Philipps has warned women not to ignore their instincts after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The 47-year-old actress discovered her health issues

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affected, according to government figures.